{"id":90788,"date":"2021-06-23T07:20:00","date_gmt":"2021-06-23T05:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/?p=90788"},"modified":"2021-09-09T19:30:36","modified_gmt":"2021-09-09T17:30:36","slug":"brightmark-to-build-worlds-largest-advanced-plastics-recycling-and-renewal-facility-in-macon-ga","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/brightmark-to-build-worlds-largest-advanced-plastics-recycling-and-renewal-facility-in-macon-ga\/","title":{"rendered":"Brightmark to Build World\u2019s Largest Advanced Plastics Recycling and Renewal Facility in Macon, GA"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n

Brightmark, the global waste solutions provider, today announced that it will build the world\u2019s largest advanced plastics recycling and renewal facility in Macon-Bibb County, Georgia.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The total investment is expected to be more than $680 million in a new plant intended to fully utilize the 5.3 million square-foot site, which will employ a state-of-the-art and proprietary plastics renewal process that sustainably recycles all plastic waste (Types 1-7) that has reached the end of its useful life. These include items that cannot readily be recycled (Types 3-7), such as plastic film, flexible packing, Styrofoam, plastic beverage cups, car seats and children\u2019s toys. Brightmark\u2019s proven breakthrough closed loop solution converts the plastic waste directly into useful products, including renewable fuels and wax, and is also capable of creating the building blocks for new plastics, enabling a circular economy in the plastics industry.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cGeorgia\u2019s pro-business environment and support for private-sector innovation continues to pave the way toward a more sustainable future, not only in Georgia but across the world,\u201d said Governor Kemp. \u201cIt\u2019s exciting to consider the potential for this project, and I\u2019m thankful to Brightmark for investing in Georgia and the hardworking Georgians of Macon.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOur community places a high value on its ability to recycle, so being able to attract Brightmark\u2019s second recycling facility should make us all proud,\u201d says Macon-Bibb County Mayor Lester Miller. \u201cBrightmark will bring new, technical jobs that will both benefit people living here and attract more people to move to our wonderful city.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Once complete, Brightmark\u2019s second commercial scale plastics renewal facility will divert 400,000 tons of plastic waste each year from landfills and incinerators and convert it into 64 million gallons of ultra-low sulfur diesel fuel and naphtha blend stocks, and 20 million gallons of wax.  Brightmark\u2019s proprietary process is 93% efficient, where 93% of the waste in the stream is converted into new products.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brightmark\u2019s first plastics renewal facility in Ashley, Indiana. This first-of-its-kind facility, when fully operational in 2021, will divert 100,000 tons of plastic waste each year from landfills, waterways and incinerators, and convert it into 18 million gallons of ultra-low sulfur renewable diesel fuel, naphtha blend stocks and 6 million gallons of wax.  With Brightmark\u2019s new facility serving the southeast region of the country, suppliers of waste plastic feedstocks from post-consumer as well post-industrial processes can increase sustainability of end-of-life plastics and derive an economic net benefit.  Brightmark is currently working with suppliers of waste plastics throughout region to secure feedstock supply agreements and has an open contracting window, which is expected to close in the fourth quarter this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe are excited to build our next plastics renewal facility in Macon-Bibb and revolutionize the state of recycling for the southeast quadrant of the country,\u201d said Bob Powell, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Brightmark.  \u201cOur advanced recycling facility will be the world\u2019s largest and will utilize our proven plastics renewal technology to advance our mission of reimagining waste, while supporting economic development in the region.  We look forward to being a part of the community and establishing central Georgia as a leader in the circular economy.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cCompanies like Brightmark continue to help strengthen Macon-Bibb County\u2019s manufacturing sector,\u201d says Robby Fountain, Chairman MBCIA. \u201cThe company\u2019s decision to set up operations in central Georgia shows that our business friendly climate and talented workforce not only attract business, but also help them grow.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAs the world continues to move toward sustainability in energy and plastics, we are thrilled that Brightmark has selected Georgia for a project that will transform how we manage plastic waste into the future,\u201d said Georgia Department of Economic Development Commissioner Pat Wilson. \u201cI would like to thank Governor Kemp as well as our partners with the Macon-Bibb County Industrial Development Authority and Georgia EMC for supporting this innovative company, while bringing the jobs of the future to Georgia.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brightmark will be hiring for over 100 positions in engineering, maintenance and operations. Individuals interested in careers with Brightmark are encouraged to visit brightmark.com\/about\/careers<\/a> or email info@brightmark for additional information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Please visit the following link for information about the Macon-Bibb Plastics Renewal Facility: https:\/\/www.brightmark.com\/work\/the-macon-plastics-renewal-facility\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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ABOUT BRIGHTMARK
<\/strong>Brightmark is a global waste solutions company with a mission to reimagine waste. The company takes a holistic, closed loop, circular economy approach to tackling the planet\u2019s most pressing environmental challenges with imagination and optimism for the future. Through the deployment of disruptive, breakthrough waste-to-energy solutions focused on plastics renewal (plastic waste-to-fuel) and renewable natural gas (organic waste-to-fuel), Brightmark enables programs specifically tailored to environmental needs in order to build scalable project solutions that have a positive impact on the world and communities in which its stakeholders live and work. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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